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LinkedIn provides a selection of buttons that you can add to WordPress-based or other websites to promote yourself and provide a fast way for people to join your LinkedIn professional network. Because LinkedIn provides the HTML source code needed to display a button, you need no coding knowledge to add one to your website. Find a button on your LinkedIn public profile, and paste the code into the WordPress Text widget to begin promoting your LinkedIn profile on your WordPress website.

1. Log in to your account at LinkedIn.com. Move the mouse pointer to your name in the upper-right corner of the page and click "Settings" on the drop-down menu.

2. Scroll down to the "Helpful Links" section and click the "Edit Your Public Profile" link.

3. Click the "Create a Profile Badge" link on the right side of the page under "Profile Badges." This page displays all of the different badges that you can add to the sidebar of your WordPress website.

4. Click the field next to the badge that you want to add. This highlights the HTML source code needed to display the badge on WordPress. Right-click the code and select "Copy" on the context menu.

5. Open a new browser tab and log in to your WordPress website.

6. Click the "Appearance" heading on the left menu bar of your WordPress website, and then select the "Widgets" option.

7. Locate the "Text" button under "Available Widgets." Drag the button to the widget area on the right side of the page and drop it where you want the LinkedIn badge to appear. The Text widget expands and displays its configuration options.

8. Type "Follow Me on LinkedIn" in the "Title" field.

9. Right-click the large field below, and select "Paste" to paste the source code for the LinkedIn badge that you selected.

10. Click the "Save" button at the bottom of the Text widget. Visitors to your WordPress website can now see the badge in your website's sidebar.

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Jason Artman has been a technical writer since entering the field in 1999 while attending Michigan State University. Artman has published numerous articles for various websites, covering a diverse array of computer-related topics including hardware, software, games and gadgets.